PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ronan Gaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Mooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Gaara
vs
Mooney

190 cm
22
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
20
212 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Great elbows
Good gas tank

Dragon

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ronan Gaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Walter Mooney!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gaara avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mooney misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mooney moves to clinch but Gaara breaks away
and Gaara counters with a thumping low kick.
Gaara keeps the fight on the outside.
Mooney tries to clinch up but Gaara circles away and keeps his distance.
Mooney doesn't manage to clinch there - Gaara circles away.
Mooney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gaara lands a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mooney is looking to chop away at Gaara's legs.
Gaara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mooney throws a head kick that misses.
Gaara throws a good cross that connects.

Mooney forces Gaara back against the ropes and clinches.
Mooney misses with a knee strike.
Mooney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gaara scores with a knee to the head.
Gaara lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mooney creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mooney breaks from the clinch.
Mooney tries to bum rush Gaara with a series of wild strikes but Gaara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mooney closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mooney tries to clinch there but Gaara circles away.
Mooney takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A head kick by Mooney misses

and Gaara moves into the clinch.
Gaara has Mooney pressed against the ropes, preventing Mooney from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gaara trying to control the position but instead, Mooney has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gaara into the ropes.
Gaara has Mooney pressed against the ropes, preventing Mooney from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mooney as Gaara tries to tie him up.

Gaara manages to break the clinch.
Ronan Gaara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mooney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mooney walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mooney's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gaara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mooney scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Gaara forces Mooney back against the ropes and clinches.
Gaara throws a punch but it's blocked by Mooney.
Gaara avoiding damage as Mooney throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaara wants to break free but Mooney has control.
Gaara connects with a knee to the head.

Mooney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mooney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gaara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gaara lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Gaara has Mooney up against the ropes in a clinch.
Gaara blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Gaara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gaara misses with a series of wild punches.
Mooney throws a sloppy head kick and Gaara moves out of range easily.
Gaara is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mooney looks to land a combination but Gaara avoids it well.
Gaara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big left from Gaara misses.
Gaara misses with a body kick.
Mooney doesn't manage to clinch there - Gaara circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mooney on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gaara. Gaara obviously looking to wear him down.
Gaara tries a head kick but it misses.
Gaara looks to throw the jab but Mooney is out of range.
Gaara throws a leg kick which misses Mooney's front leg but catches the back leg as Mooney tries to avoid it.
Mooney throws a head kick but Gaara moves out of range.
Gaara cracks Mooney with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Mooney has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mooney there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mooney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaara.
A big left from Gaara misses.
A head kick misses from Mooney.
Gaara misses the shot to the body.
Gaara lands with a straight right. Mooney didn't see that one coming.
Gaara misses with an uppercut. Mooney saw that one coming.
Gaara misses with a head kick.
Mooney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gaara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mooney feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gaara's calf.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mooney throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mooney avoids the head kick by Gaara.
Mooney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gaara throws a head kick but Mooney moves out of range.

Gaara gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gaara lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gaara tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Gaara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mooney connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gaara scores with a jab.
Gaara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mooney on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Some wild striking there from Gaara.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mooney fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mooney throws a combination that misses
and Gaara makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mooney really felt that one!
Mooney takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronan Gaara dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gaara connects with a jab.
Mooney walks into a straight right hand from Gaara.
Gaara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mooney moves in looking to clinch but Gaara pushes him off.

Mooney fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gaara, pushing him back against the ropes.

Gaara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gaara misses with a head kick.

Mooney gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gaara misses with a body punch.
Gaara dodges an elbow strike from Mooney.
Gaara lands with a right to the head.
Gaara with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Mooney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gaara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gaara goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gaara tries a head kick but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Mooney, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gaara jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mooney takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gaara throws a jab but it's blocked by Mooney.
Mooney tries to clinch up but Gaara circles away and keeps his distance.
Mooney comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mooney takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mooney throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Ronan Gaara has been cut.
Ronan Gaara is winning the standup battle so far.
Mooney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mooney will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gaara throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mooney takes a kick to the side of the head.

Gaara gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gaara missing with knees to the body.
Gaara blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gaara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gaara tries to land a knee to the head but Mooney blocks with his arms.
Mooney tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gaara avoids it.
Mooney can't break the clinch.
Mooney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gaara.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mooney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gaara with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gaara is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Gaara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mooney landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mooney tries a knee to the head but Gaara blocks it.
Mooney throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gaara tries to throw a body punch but Mooney avoids it by throwing Gaara back against the ropes.

Mooney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mooney moves in looking to clinch but Gaara pushes him off.
Gaara is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A head kick misses from Mooney.
Gaara fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mooney is out of range.
Mooney throws a head kick but Gaara moves out of range.
Gaara lands an overhand right.
Mooney throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gaara.
Mooney fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mooney throws a leg kick
and Gaara counters with an outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaara scores with a hook.
Gaara lands a high kick!
Ronan Gaara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gaara is looking to clinch but Mooney is avoiding it.
Mooney is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gaara tries to clinch up.
Gaara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Gaara misses the target.
Gaara misses with a head kick.
Mooney misses with a leg kick.
Gaara fails to land with a series of punches.
Gaara walks into a perfectly timed head kick by Mooney and drops face first to the floor! Gaara's eyes are wide open but he's not all there - he's just flopping around the mat like a drunk on rollerskates! The referee doesn't even start the count - he's called an end to the fight, with Gaara in no position to continue!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Walter Mooney!